Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-04-26
NORWAY.

quent speeches. Excellent music was fur
nished bv DOMAINS quartet
DR.. n. T. Torssy. so long and promi
nently connected with the Maine Wesleyan
Seminary and Female College a. Kent
iiill, with his wife. spent the sabbath II
Norway. Quite number OF our Sorwsl
citizens have attended school a. Kent
iIil.
The series of Silver 0rAys assemblies
which have been given at Norway Hal
With great success. closed last week.
A committee from skowaegau, consist
ing OF w. II. fullsr. II y. Mitchell anC
Gen. Isaac Dyer for the town OF Sko"he
gan, and for the water company OF Skow
hegsn Hon. A. II. Blxby aud Judge T.. w
Gould. visited Norway. The hyirsnts o
Norway water works were tested aud gave
.utlre satisfaction 10 the committee. The
unsulmous opinion Of the gentlemen Wa
that Norway Il Give and energetic
town"
w. J. Wheeler OF South Paris, while al
this place the other day, met with qniis
loss. Ills horse became frightened and
broke away. smashing the carriage body
TIE streets were crowded, bat fortunately
40 Que was irjarvi
Efforts arr being male u retain The
telegraph ones here. The nrst OF May Is
the time set Tor removing the Instruments
from the post once. II Is very difficult Ia
obtain an once. a. IL IL little more than
.elfsupporiipg. while onice reHt Il hlgh.
The engineers 81 the corporation report
81 duly on IRE dsmsge for The past year.
This WAS not suiilclently large 10 call oct
the Ore department.
Col. 4. II. SWEET 81 Paris Ia eanyassinz
the town for The Maine Register. lie !.
taking more orders for the book this year
than any prcviou. year.
Civil engineer Stevens OF Norway Lake
was engaged Que day this week In making
measurements for the Iicerfiser, with
View Of putting the new boiler and engine
ln the basement OF the old Grange block.
II IL contemplated by editor Ssnbofn beat
Ing the printing oiilcc and the scioinlng
,fflcss with steam. The editor OF the id'
rsriis,r IL swake and can see whore Ia
m.k. q dollar. n this arrangement j.
csrrled into fleet IL will be good business
move.
The selscimen have been 10 session TOT
some time, doing town business.
Mr. Roberts. representing the nFm OF
Mcclellan, MI.her 4 Co, law book pub
fishers, was in town one day las, week
We found Mr. Il. syefy pleasant gentle
man.
IL reported ,ha, y. II. NoTes declines
the position olfsred him on the health
board, aud that another OF our prominent
ei,iI-rs will be appointed by the m1niel'
pal officers.
Some OF the share holders In the new
shoe factory are much pleased with ihs
turn sn,lr. have taken, They will not
r,celye any l,.resi on their SHARE. until the
deb, 4. paid OF. II y splnnsy & Co. pay
q. rent ) pr cent on the cost of The FAC.
tory. Stock enough was taken 10 bald
the factory. with 81 zoo To pay tbs IN
tsrc., aud 600 pr year viii take Win
other incidental expenses, The rentage or
: psr cent for eight years. la tha, time
tue factory will be paid for. and, OF course,
The shoes which Today are worth 10 VIII
b. much more yalusble. IL IL ptonounced
by prominent citizens q good business
move. This plan was without q dissent
Ing vote adopted al the lssi meeiing OF The
stock holders.
jacob Brown, John Dosnley aud Thos'
Cour-ou were arrested Monisy a. Gllesi,
Tor drunkenness. AMI breaking TIE peace.
Trial Ja.,lcs Rich % Bethel. b,inE absent,
they wrru brought before judge whitman,
Johu Downlsy was sentenced Tor nsc dsys,
the other two discharged.
Saturday the case Of Moses Chesley W.
Chester W. Horne created Considerable
ln,sf,,t la tie Municipal Court Room.
A..ump.lt fW balance OF, 90 plslntf
claimed. slO.35 due him fOr hay AMI straw.
Oh q OF d.fsalt Dy dsfsnisnt. f1r ~ % re-
-cted Judgment Tor pa ~ %, snd costs
anill Offer made. Judgment TOT defendant
for costs of the ODER made. Hot Tor
plaintiff. Besrce a stearus Tor defendant.
Col iIoughtou Ia. one Of the greatest
collection. OF envelopes on record. a. TIE
oxford Book Store.
We understand qalis q change In the
shoe business OF this place IL ~ take sne;i
Ia the coming season. IL IL now thought
most fsvorsbly Of thoroughly repairing The
old shop. introducing Automatic spfinklts
aud other modern improvements, thus ne
change OF bu.lness from TIE
old shop - the new. IL IL reported TIA,
90 work will be done In The oil factory
the coming season on accoun, ofihe above
considered changes.
W II whl,eomo ESQ, will soon visit
Lincoln. NIB
Sir. y NJ Noble, Que OF our farmers,
and late one OF the municipal orl;ers OF
the town. who Was Obliged on account oil
poor health u 90 - California. has re-
turned. lie reports most fiyorsbly Tor
that State. Ills health has greatly I'm
proved.
Mrs. 4. ID. Andrews IL soon 10 follow
her husband % Lincoln, Nsb., where they
think fsvorsbly OF locating.
John ". Baker thinks Of moving 10 this
yillsge.
Tae evening OF May 5th Is se.eetsd As
the time for giving the last drill and ball
Of the season. by the Norway Light infan-
Try. 81 Norway Hall.
John Cummings IL painting his stable
white with dark green trimmings. Tvs
odd aud looks yesy nicely.
Fast day was spent NJ usual. Horse
back riding, aud trying % nod out wns,
va. going on generally. Norway Brass
Band played for an hour AZ Norway ilsll'
No accidents Of any Importance. Freddie
Horne was thrown from bis horse, caused
nv the breaking OF . gifth. but was not
injured.
Pert Richardson aud DR.. Holden OF
Paris, while turnlng on Main 81 one day
last week broke one of the wheels OF theiF
carriage-iurnei little too quick.
The shoe frm OF this place have par
chased for the next Jears supply between
, 100 . 400 ...t. ~ ~oaN pfisa leiQs
from o. 90 10 81 20 per cord.
We noticed In the paint room OF Z. .
Cummings, some very nice work sxecatei
ny two expert painters from forusnd'
The work consisted OF landscapes, ocean
scene, and hjwers. IL IL pronounced b)
those who know 20 be the best work ever
done In this locality. They have been en-
gagged for soma time and will ornament
some 200 or 500 sets OF furniture. II
would pay spy one to visit the ornament
log rooms OF SIR. Cummings furniture 6
ll.hment aud see the work.
DR. q w. Brown Il ssAln able to a1tend
10 his patients.
The Masquerade Ball at Norway Han,
Pas, Day evening was . success. About
thirty couples masked aud the n'or ws'
crowded.
oar highly respected townsmsn. Mr. A.
u. Chase has been appointed by the Select
men ia the place OF Y. II. Soyes on Tn
health board. Mr. Chsse has had much
experience In town oficr, having occupied
nearly every ore OF them, sud has repre-
.entei the District In the State Lsgisls
ture. In the town OF Lincoln be served
on the board OF health some nve coaseeu
tive years. The appointment Il Highly
comm nded